How to Stop Drug Price Gouging
One of Donald Trump’s few universally welcomed campaign promises was to do something about the prices of pharmaceutical drugs. Most Americans recognize that prices are too high, and are bothered by the...
View ArticleScientists Urge Tighter Scrutiny of Germ-Fighting Chemicals
(courtneyk/iStock) More than 200 scientists and public health advocates are urging regulators to take a closer look at the potential dangers of antimicrobial chemicals including triclosan, an additive...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Hit With Record Talc-Ovarian Cancer Verdict of $417 Million
Eva Echeverria, who was diagnosed in 2007 with ovarian cancer, and her grandson Caleb. She sued Johnson & Johnson for failing to warn about ovarian cancer risks from genital use of its talc...
View ArticleFirst Amendment Claims Seen as Rx for Drug Makers, Headache for Consumers
On Oct. 26, 2005, Alfred Caronia, a sales consultant for a little-known pharmaceutical company based in California, met with a doctor to discuss promotion of one of the firm’s drugs. The drug, a...
View ArticleCalifornia Judge Tosses Out $417 Million Verdict in Talc-Ovarian Cancer Case
Eva Echeverria, who died in September after a long battle with ovarian cancer, and her grandson Caleb. She sued Johnson & Johnson for failing to warn about ovarian cancer risks from genital use of...
View ArticleA Win for Johnson & Johnson in Baby Powder-Mesothelioma Case
(iStock) A California jury today rejected claims that Johnson & Johnson and its talc supplier were responsible for the deadly cancer of a woman who blamed her illness on breathing asbestos fibers...
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